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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 24,793 records

The Union Defence Force was established on 1 July 1912 under the South Africa Defence Act, 1912, after the Union of South Africa (1910). It brought together the colonial and Boer military forces of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free State. The UDF served in the First World War (including German South-West Africa, East Africa, and the Western Front) and the Second World War. It was replaced by the South African Defence Force on 1 November 1957.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
2440 Bracken William James Kellisher W J K Driver South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-11-13
2439 Bracewell Alfred A Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-03-28
2438 Braans George Massey G M Captain South African Internment Corps 1943-06-07
2437 Boyse Francis F Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-24
2436 Boys Nigel Gervase N G Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1944-08-03
29568 Boys Henry Nicholas Bingham H N B Air Apprentice South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1933-06-19
2434 Boyley Ronald Stephen R S Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-06-25
2435 Boyley Vernon Charles V C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-07
2431 Boyle James J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
2424 Boyes Harold H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-11
2425 Boyes Leonard Spooner L S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-11-05
2426 Boyes May M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Ordnance Cape Town 1918-10-09
2427 Boyes Mary Doreen M D Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1943-03-11
2428 Boyes Walter Fitzwilliam W F Private Regiment Botha 2nd 1941-11-23
2429 Boyes William Maddison W M Major Imperial Light Horse 1947-05-20
29567 Boyes William Desmond Benjamin W D B Lieutenant South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1950-01-30
2421 Boyer Frederick Ernest F E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-01-24
2423 Boyer Harold Phillip Flintham H P F Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Squadron 1943-09-04
2419 Boyder William George W G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
2406 Boyd Charles John C J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-10-12
2408 Boyd Cecil William Louis C W L Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-01-23
2409 Boyd Graham Samuel G S Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Squadron 1943-12-18
2411 Boyd Nigel Barclay N B Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron 1942-08-28
2412 Boyd Reginald William Dallamore R W D Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-07
2413 Boyd Reginald R Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-08-12
2414 Boyd William W Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1917-12-24
2415 Boyd William Brian W B Lieutenant South African Air Force 47 Air School 1942-08-15
2416 Boyd William Bruce W B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
2397 Boyce Andries A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 281st Coy. 1919-04-16
2398 Boyce Ernest Henry E H Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance 1917-12-07
2399 Boyce Henry Joseph H J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-01-07
2400 Boyce Joseph J Bandsman South African Air Force M.A.F. (Inef.) Wing 1943-09-17
2401 Boyce Norman Emile N E Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders "B" Coy. 1944-11-17
2402 Boyce Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-12-19
2403 Boyce William B W B Private General Service Corps 1944-07-30
2396 Boyasane Stephen S Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-23
2395 Boyack Robert Andrew R A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-10
2394 Boya Volsaak V Private South African Native Labour Corps 37th Bn. 1918-05-01
2393 Boy John Gordon J G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-09-20
2392 Boxall Donald Philip D P Private Kaffrarian Rifles 2nd Bn. 1946-12-30
2389 Bowness Brain George B G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-11-28
2388 Bownass Douglas James D J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-10-24
2387 Bown Percy Montgomery P M Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1943-04-13
2384 Bowman Andries A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-30
2385 Bowman Eric Isadore E I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 32 Flt 1941-07-27
2386 Bowman Herbert Eric H E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 17 Squadron 1944-11-16
2380 Bowley Blewitt Barton B B Corporal Pretoria Regiment 1944-06-12
2381 Bowley Edwin Samuel E S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-19
2383 Bowley Sidney William Charles S W C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 22 Sfts 1941-07-17
2377 Bowles George Alexander G A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron 1944-03-06